TITLE:
Effects of Social Support on Athletes’ Psychological Well-Being: The Correlations among Received Support, Perceived Support, and Personality
AUTHORS:
Eriko Katagami, Hironobu Tsuchiya
KEYWORDS:
Social Support, Psychological Well-Being, Athletes, Personality, Schema
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.7 No.13,
November
24,
2016
ABSTRACT: The
current study aimed to examine the impact of received support and perceived
support on athletes’ psychological well-being. Furthermore, correlations
between received support, perceived support, and personality were investigated.
Two hundred and thirty-nine Japanese university student athletes (M age = 19.69
± 1.01 years) completed the questionnaires regarding social support,
psychological well-being, and personality. The results indicated that received
support was positively correlated with athletes’ psychological well-being,
while perceived support was not found to be a predictor of psychological
well-being. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that received support and
perceived support were positively correlated with each other. In addition, the
results indicated that there was no relationship between received support and
positive self-schema, whereas perceived support was positively correlated with
positive self-schema. In conclusion, received support can be a salient
predictor of athletes’ psychological well-being.